Hand painted Paper Woven Heart Friendship Pocket
1850. Age toning and light wear.. An intricately woven paper pocket cut in the shape of a heart with saw tooth border cuts. One side is has painted border decoration and a polka dot painted design on the weaving. The reverse has checkerboard style painting at the base with polka dot emphasis. Measures 4 1/2" x 5 1/4.... Read More
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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Rail-Road Employee Timetables, Rules & Regulations, etc. and Ledger of specifics on all Trips
Scranton, PA, 1873. A three-fold business archive that provides the fundamental operational information on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Rail-road line. The archive Includes a majority of the Employee Timetables, Rules & Regulations, Notices and special orders, plus two small broadsides Additionally includes 210 pages of detailed ledger with information on each trip beginning on May 25, 1860 and... Read More
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Fine Kid Gloves for Dear Little Louise from Dresden Germany
New Jersey, 1894. Fine.. A pair of 6" what appear to be kid skin gloves send to little Louise Wood from "Idoll" in Dresden, Germany. The accompanying note reads "My Dear little Louise! Take this little pair of gloves to Mamma and have her see how they fit. Louise, If they are either too large or... Read More
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Literary Character Progressive Whist Badges Badges
C. G. & S. Ltd. (Chas Goodall and Son), 1930. Toning on box.. Twenty-three (23) different die-cut lithograph whist badges with images of characters from literature. Also includes original box that held four dozen badges. Includes 23 of the 24 different designs. Includes Fatima, Blue Bear, Ali Baba, Sister Anne, Pantaloon, Clown, Aladdin and Badroulboudour, Robinson Crusoe and... Read More
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Macramé Knotting Sample Book
1970. Minimal wear.. A 6 3/4" x 8 3/4" sample book with 10 different examples of fine macramé knotting. Worked in white and/or white and red. Narrow gauge cord. Most measure approximately 3 1/2" x 2 1/2". The largest is 5" x 5". Fabric covered album with shoelace binding. Some of the earliest recorded uses of macramé-style knots... Read More
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Delicate Devotional Watercolor Cutwork - Flaming Hearts - Circle of Roses, Leaves and Thorns
A 4 1/2" x 2 1/2" delicate hand made paper devotional or "Nun Cut" Flaming hearts surrounded by roses and thorns Verse reads " O God ... will Again. Vivid watercolor decoration with gold and green border decoration. Reverse is blank.
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Squirrel Island Squid, Vol. X, No. 9
Squirrel Island ME: Parke G. Dingley & Co, 1885. Small area of paper loose front page; minimal detraction. Surface soiling and letter folds.. 8pp. twice weekly periodical for Aug. 8, 1885. Historical recalling of details of Identification of Boothbay and Pentacost Harbor (from the early 1600s) A section called Wavelets naming the various guests on the island. An... Read More
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Watch Paper - A Stowell Jr. - Watch & Clock Maker
Charleston, MA, 1849. Light wear.. A 1 3/4" in diameter watch paper presented by A. Stowell Jun'r Watch and Clock, Gold & Silver Lever & Lepine Watches, Jewelry, Spectacles & Silver Ware. A printed watch paper with calligraphy decoration and the word "Maker" at center. On the reverse is what appears to be a receipt and reads "6529... Read More
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Banquet Favor Box for The 102nd Annual Festival of the New England Society of the City of New York - with Scroll Map of New England at top
New York New York - Waldorf Astoria, 23-Dec-07. Light ribbon wear; else fine.. A 2" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/4" silk covered press board box with The 102nd Annual Festival of the New England Society of the City of New York, December 23, 1907, Waldorf Astoria in woven silk on box side. Affixed to the top with... Read More
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A fine hand drawn and watercolor Victorian Fine Lady Paper Doll with 3+ Costumes and Accessories
1880. Neck reinforcement. One hand lacking. Shoe reinforced.. A 7 " well executed handmade papers depicting a fine Victorian lady along with her three costumes, 3 hats and night jacket. A formal white gown, appearing as a wedding gown, and two additional day dresses. Loop tabs on reverse of costume slide over the paper doll to keep the... Read More
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Cattaraugus County Real Estate Contract Between Moses and Emma R. Beecher and Isaac Curry
Cattaraugus County, NY, 1842. General wear. Letter folds.. A real estate agreement between the couple Moses and Emma Beecher and Isaac Curry which sells a total of approximately 2,956 acres of land from different portions of about 40 different plots of land within Cattaraugus County, NY. Due to the complexities of the amount of land being sold a... Read More
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Trade Catalog for A. Leschen & Sons Wire Rope Company
Kansas City, Missouri: Kansas City Contractors' Supply Company, 1905. Very good. Some dust soiling; hinges sometime reinforced with cloth tape.. Trade catalog for A. Leschen & Sons, a company that manufactured and supplied contractors with wire rope and cordage, advertising its offerings for 1905. Includes index as well as their proprietary telegraphic code (for example, "Acrobat" means "We... Read More
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The Stigma of Weakness" - Hair Loss and Hair Dye Remedy
Cincinnati, Ohio: Mrs. Potter's Hygienic Depot, 1905. Fine.. A pamphlet advertising a line of hair dyes and hair loss remedies by Mrs. Potter's Hygienic Depot. Marketed towards women, it begins with a discussion of the causes of gray hair ("Premature gray hair is caused by Female Disorders", p. 3) and emphasizes the need to disguise it at all... Read More
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Boston Zoological Society "Zoo Bulletin" for October 18, 1897
Boston: Boston Zoological Society, 1897. Fine; some light marginal browning, one short tear to head of gutter (not affecting text).. The Boston Zoological Society's "Zoo Bulletin" for October 18, 1897, featuring a variety of diverting offerings including: the feeding of sea lions and carnivora; glee performances; and an upcoming exhibit of polar bears, "Direct from Hagenbeck's, at Hamburg,... Read More
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Cosmo Buttermilk Soap Co. - Uncut "Our Dining Room" Dollhouse Set
Philadelphia: Ketterlinus, 1895. Fine.. Uncut sheet (7" by 7"), chromolithograph with foldable furniture for a doll house dining room. Produced by Cosmo Buttermilk Soap Co., it was part of a promotion wherein the customer would send in proof of purchase in exchange for one such dollhouse sets. Each piece promotes a Buttermilk Soap product on the reverse. ... Read More
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Dollies on their Travels with their Trunk, Suit Case, Bag, Dresses & Hats
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, 1920. One hat lacking. Moderate wear and separations on envelope. Else fine.. A complete set with four (4) die-cut dolls with their trunk, suit case and bag. They have eight (8) interchangeable costumes and three (3) hats. The dolls are permanently affixed to a two-fold folder with a lithograph of the sand... Read More
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The Saloon or the Boys and Girls" -- Promoting Temperance Movement 1890-c.1917
United States, 1917. Good to very good. Flaws include light toning and dust soiling, the occasional short tear. One larger closed repaired tear to poster (approx. 3"). Extensive damage to one item ("The Reform Bulletin").. A group of seven (7) printed items promoting the Temperance movement in the United States between the years of 1890 and c.1917. Common... Read More
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The Scottish Rite Guard of Augusta, Georgia Presents Fulop Voros in a Series of Psychic Tests
Augusta, Georgia: Scottish Rite Guard, 1933. Very good. Center crease, minor dust soiling.. Printed program advertising a 1933 performance given by Hungarian hypnotist Fulop Voros in Augusta, Georgia. The performance was divided into two parts: "Experiments in Telepathy", and "Hypnotics". The latter includes psychic healing and group hypnotism; the former consists of audience participation, "finding [a] hidden object",... Read More
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Black Entertainers, Blackness as Entertainment: 1829-1907
United States, 1829. Very good.. A gathering of twenty-three (23) items promoting performances by and/or exploiting Black entertainers spanning the years 1829 and 1907. Most of the items are sheet music, with one printed flyer and one illustrated printed flyer. White people in black face and Minstrelsy are well represented, as well as at least a couple of... Read More
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Advertising fan Promoting Siegel Cooper Co. NY - The World's Greatest Store
New York: Siegel Cooper Co, 1896. Light wear.. Ice Air & Electricity A bamboo hand fan with applied paper litho both sides. The front depicts an ice queen holding ice sculptures in a serene forest. it is captioned "The Coolest and Most Attractive Store in the World" The reverse depicts the grand exterior and adjacent street with horse... Read More
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Remember Pearl Harbor" Military Patch
United States, 1940. Fine; no beads loose. Only light toning to lace.. A round military patch commemorating Pearl Harbor made in the 1940s from beads, lace, and wool fabric sourced from a service member's wool blanket. The beads spell out the phrase "Remember Pearl Harbor", with concentric red, white, and blue stars in the center. Made by hand... Read More
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Commemorative Menu Designed by Tiffany & Co., 1902, for the Chamber of Commerce
New York, New York: Tiffany & Co, 1902. Fine to very fine; some wear to box ribbons.. An exquisitely produced menu and seating plan, in original box (10" by 8" by 0.5"), designed by Tiffany & Co. for a banquet held at the Waldorf Astoria. Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, the event was held "in honor of... Read More
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When Time is the Element" - Brochure Advertising Palm Brothers Decalcomania Transfers
Cincinnati, Ohio: The Palm Brothers Co, 1920. Fine.. A colorful booklet advertising the decals, window signs, and transfers produced by the Palm Brothers Company: "The purpose of this Brochure is to explain to you the trade-marking, advertising and decorative uses of PALM BROTHERS DECALCOMANIA TRANSFERS. They assure perfect reproduction, in colors; are easily applied and their cost is... Read More
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Broadside Promoting the Auction of Two Pews from St. Margaret's in King's Lynn, England
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England: Printed by Ann Turner, 1838. Very good to fine.. Printed poster promoting the sale of two pews from St Margaret's Church in King's Lynn, England, a church founded in 1100 and known as King's Lynn Minster since 2011. Measures 15" by 9.5". On verso, in contemporary ink, is the following inscription: "I agree to... Read More
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The Charlie Song Book: Primitive Songs for Primitive Men
United States, 1945. Very good. Some light toning, water staining.. A 12 pp. stapled booklet (9.75" by 7") of drinking songs popularized by servicemen in WWII, titled "The Charlie Song Book: Primitive Songs for Primitive Men". It is "dedicated to the temporary wives, sweethearts, and loved ones" (front). Includes a wood cut of a soldier drinking and smoking... Read More
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